Pitch & Produce 5.0 (OOPs! Edition)
11 November 2024, AITI conducted an Information Day for Pitch and Produce 5.0 (OOPs! Edition) and it was attended by thirty (30) participants from the Broadcasting and Content Development Industry at Anggerek Desa.
The Information Day was conducted to encourage participations from registered local production houses, local freelancers, emerging filmmaker and content creator to take part in the pitching competition and to produce video content for Brunei’s new local Over-The-Top (OTT) platform, OOPs!.
In her welcoming remarks, Siti Zaraura Binti Haji Mohamad, Acting Assistant Chief Executive of the Industry Development Group, highlighted the importance of supporting Brunei’s Broadcasting and Content Creation industry by providing seed funding for the Broadcasting and Content Development Industry players as well as a platform to showcase Brunei’s talents and creativity in production works.
AITI hopes with this cycle of Pitch and Produce and with the support from OOPs! platform, it will initiate the production of more high quality local contents to be made available for local and international viewers.
Objectives:
- Encourage and support local production companies to develop more quality local content across various Over the Top (OTT) platforms
- Create job opportunities for local freelancers in content creation industry
- Encourage local production companies to explore and collaborate with local businesses through sponsorship and product placements
- Entice viewers to support local content by viewing it through Subscription Video On Demand (SVOD)
- Encourage more local viewers to support local content by paying and stop illegal downloading
